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Victorian Mathematicians, War-time Psychologists and 70s Disco Dancers: Mary Boole Stott and Careers Advice in the BPS Archive
For this instalment of the History of Psychology Centre blog, we’re exploring the life of an exceptional, but largely forgotten former BPS member, Mary Boole Stott (1893–1962).
View resultLearning from experiences – the pioneering Life of Marie Jahoda
Sophie O’Reilly, from our History of Psychology department, is back again with a fascinating look at the life of pioneering social psychologist, Marie Jahoda (1907-2001).
View resultCharlotte Wolff – Pioneering Research
Who was Charlotte Wolff and why is her life and research something to remember during LGBTQ History Month?
View resultBPS and Equality
The following article has been provided by Sophie O’Reilly, Assistant Archivist and part of the society’s History of Psychology Centre.
View result100 Years of Member Networks
The 24th of October marks the 118th anniversary of the formation of the British Psychological Society as well as 100 years since the first BPS Member Networks were formed.
View resultBeginnings in occupational psychology: The National Institute of Industrial Psychology
This year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the formation of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology (NIIP).
View resultMay you live until 120
It is a tradition when I was brought up to wish family and friends a long life - how long is long? "May you live to be 120" they would say.
View resultThe Personality of British Lawn Tennis Players
With Wimbledon now underway our Assistant Archivist, Lucy Parker, would like to use this opportunity to highlight the pioneering work of Barbara Knapp in tennis and psychology.
View result'Restraint, power and fineness' - remembering W.H.R. Rivers
04 June 2022 marks the 100th anniversary since the death of one of the original BPS founders, W.H.R. Rivers.
View resultLessons from history
It is difficult to write a blog at this time without reflecting on experiences over the past few corona virus filled months.
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Guide to Virtual Assessment Centres
The success of any VAC will depend on the suitability, reliability and effectiveness of the technology platform(s) used for delivery.
View resultNew report into BPS archives and History of Psychology Centre published
03 February 2023
The BPS has published a new report into the BPS archives, with several recommendations made to ensure they are relevant, refreshed and useful to all who wish to use them.
- BPS updates
BPS to produce new resource on history of IQ testing
05 December 2023
The BPS History of Psychology Centre (HOPC) has been awarded funding to produce a resource for secondary school students on the history of IQ testing in the UK education system.
- BPS updates
Applications open for new History of Psychology Centre Advisory Committee
14 April 2023
We’re looking for talented individuals with the relevant expertise and passion to join the new History of Psychology Centre (HOPC) Advisory Committee.
- BPS updates
- History and philosophy
History of Psychology Centre call for donations of records relating to Black Psychology and Black Psychologists in the UK
14 October 2022
To coincide with Black History Month, the History of Psychology Centre (HoPC) is calling for donations of records relating to Black Psychology and Black Psychologists.
- Race, ethnicity and culture
Congratulations to the winners of our Practice Board’s Distinguished Contribution to Practice Award
07 June 2023
Dr Dan O’Hare, Professor Leam A. Craig and Dr Kokkwang Lim have been confirmed as the 2023 winners of one of our most prestigious awards.
- BPS updates
Donating your kidney to a stranger can lead to better mental wellbeing, study reveals
23 July 2021
People who donate their kidney to strangers who would die without a transplant experience better mental wellbeing for up to six years after surgery, says a study published today in a British Psychological Society journal.
- Health
New competence framework seeks to improve the care of mental health patients in hospitals
24 May 2022
A new competence framework, endorsed by the PBS, has been developed by psychologists in a bid to improve the care of mental health patients with complex needs in hospitals.
- Mental health
- NHS
Award-winning mental health service is a “game-changer”, say psychologists
22 December 2021
An award-winning mental health support service for children being treated for long-term physical health conditions is a "game-changer", according to the psychologists involved in it, including chartered BPS member Professor Roz Shafran.
- Children, young people and families
BPS welcomes revised Welsh mental health strategy
21 February 2024
The BPS has welcomed the ‘overarching vision’ of the revised Welsh mental health and wellbeing strategy, Together for mental health.
- Government and politics
- Health and wellbeing
- Mental health
Senedd inquiry hears about importance of psychology in management of chronic conditions
18 April 2024
All professionals involved in the care of people living with chronic conditions need to have at least a basic understanding of mental health and how to support people’s wellbeing, a Senedd committee heard yesterday.
- Health and wellbeing
- Mental health
Keynotes highlight poverty, inequalities and climate change on day two of ECP 2023
05 July 2023
The first day of presentations at the European Congress of Psychology 2023 began with the event’s first keynote speaker Professor Rusi Jaspal.
- BPS updates
Exciting speakers announced for the 2024 Psychology Careers Festival
19 September 2024
A highlight of some of the amazing professionals and experts who'll be sharing their experiences at the 2024 Psychology Careers Festival
- BPS updates
History of IQ testing
02 February 2024
The BPS History of Psychology Centre will be creating a resource that explores the history and wider social implications of IQ testing.
- BPS updates
- Ethics and morality
- History and philosophy
Broadening the Society archive
07 November 2022
The BPS History of Psychology Centre is appealing for donations of records relating to Black Psychology and Black Psychologists in the UK.
- BPS updates
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Race, ethnicity and culture
- Teaching and learning
The psychology of diversity and its implications for workplace (in)equality: Looking back at the last decade and forward to the next
21-03-2022
- Luke Fletcher
- T. Alexandra Beauregard
The psychology of diversity and its implications for workplace (in)equality: Looking back at the last decade and forward to the next
21-03-2022
- Luke Fletcher
- T. Alexandra Beauregard
Poverty, ACEs and stigmatised places: The application of psychology to the challenges of disadvantage
02-03-2023
- Rhiannon Corcoran
When open data closes the door: A critical examination of the past, present and the potential future for open data guidelines in journals
08-09-2022
- Annayah M. B. Prosser
- Richard J. T. Hamshaw
- Johanna Meyer
- Ralph Bagnall
- Leda Blackwood
- Monique Huysamen
- Abbie Jordan
- Konstantina Vasileiou
- Zoe Walter
Poverty, ACEs and stigmatised places: The application of psychology to the challenges of disadvantage
02-03-2023
- Rhiannon Corcoran
UK occupational/organizational psychology, applied science and applied humanism: Some further thoughts on what we have forgotten
24-12-2010
- Richard Kwiatkowski
- David C. Duncan
A systematic review of team formulation in clinical psychology practice: Definition, implementation, and outcomes
03-10-2017
- Nicole Geach
- Nima G. Moghaddam
- Danielle De Boos
Assessing ‘good’ qualitative research in the work psychology field: A narrative analysis
01-02-2011
- Catherine Cassell
- Gillian Symon
Conducting a consensus conference to design a psychology service model for acute mental health wards
17-06-2020
- Jessica Raphael
- Gillian Haddock
- Dawn Edge
- Karina Lovell
- Sandra Bucci
- Rachel Winter
- Richard Drake
- Owen Price
- Katherine Berry
The British Journal of Psychology centenary: A preliminary content survey and its problems
24-12-2010
- Graham Richards
Consequences of childhood reading difficulties and behaviour problems for educational achievement and employment in early adulthood
07-03-2017
- Diana Smart
- George J. Youssef
- Ann Sanson
- Margot Prior
- John W. Toumbourou
- Craig A. Olsson
Training and disillusion in Counselling Psychology: A psychoanalytic perspective
24-12-2010
- Rizq Rosemary